Gizmodo: sendstation

SendStation PocketDock Lets iPods Embrace MiniUSB

Dan Nosowitz — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:20:00 EDT

The proprietary dock connector on the iPod line is nice for a wide line of accessories, but it forces you to carry a uni-purpose iPod cable. The PocketDock lets you sync and charge with miniUSB, the accepted standard, instead.

SendStation's PocketDock, available now, is incredibly tiny, having "the same footprint as Apple's iPod plug," and features a 3.5mm jack in addition to the miniUSB. The 3.5mm jack lets you bypass the volume board used by the headphone jack, giving you clearer sound quality, just like a dock. It's pretty simple, and a little expensive at $30, but if you use a ton of miniUSB gadgets, it'll be worth it. [SendStation]

SendStation releases tiny PocketDock Line Out Mini USB adapter for iPod

Frankfurt/Main, Germany - August 25, 2009

SendStation Systems today released the world's smallest Mini USB-to-iPod adapter with integrated Line Out jack: the brand-new PocketDock Line Out Mini USB.

Mini USB has become the connectivity standard for portable electronic devices and the latest addition to the PocketDock family of iPod & iPhone adapters addresses that: now you can sync & charge your iPod or iPhone using the same cables, wall or car chargers found with digital cameras, portable hard drives, GPS devices, PDAs and many more. Additionally the integrated 1/8" (3.5 mm) Line Out jack offers pristine audio quality for connecting the iPod or iPhone to your home or car stereo or DJ equipment.

"This is the best PocketDock we've ever created", says SendStation's President André Klein. "Not only did we further improve our already known, excellent built-quality, but we were also able to shrink the size by an incredible 66% over our existing USB Line Out model."

The new PocketDock Line Out Mini USB comes in black color, weighs merely 4 grams and with 7 by 25.5 mm has the same footprint as Apple's iPod plug, thus fits through the dock connector opening of any case. Like all SendStation accessories with 30-pin dock connector, it is "Made for iPod" certified.

SendStation has also redesigned the included set of slim audio cables: the RCA (Cinch) plugs feature a flattened top to accept the thumb, which, by slightly turning while pulling, helps to unplug them easily.

For additional info visit www.sendstation.com.

Pricing & Availability

The SendStation PocketDock Line Out Mini USB is immediately available from SendStation Systems at www.sendstation.com and from authorized dealers worldwide. Suggested retail price across Europe is EUR 29.95, respectively USD 29.95 in the US and the rest of the world.

Sendstation PocketDock AV Hooks Up Everything iPod

Charlie White — Wed, 30 May 2007 11:28:34 EDT

SendStation makes it easier to hook up your iPod to your home theater system with its PocketDock AV. It works with any dock connector-equipped iPod, charging it via USB, hooking up with S-Video or composite video, and also audio channels left and right with one handy bundled cable. And look at this, you can also use it to connect your PowerBook to a TV set.

This little $36.95 snake appears to be a good solution to a pressing problem, but wouldn't it be better if there were one cable through which you could send all audio and video? Can you spell H-D-M-I? We'll have to wait an iGeneration or two for that. – Charlie White

Product Page [SendStation]

SendStation Dock Extender: Never Take Your iPod Out of That Case Again

Charlie White — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:36:57 EST

SendStation, maker of various doodads for the iPod, has created a solution to that small problem of your iPod case getting in the way of the dock connector in some situations such as the one depicted above. Put this little SendStation Dock Extender on the end of any iPod and its receiving end will extend beyond the confines of that case, allowing you to plug it into a dock or anything else without ever removing the case again.

We think it's a shame to confine the beauty of the iPod within some gummy bear-looking case, but if you're the type who likes to leave that plastic wrapping on all of your lampshades, perhaps being able to permanently ensconce that iPod in some tacky case would be one of those quality-of-life improvements that would make your life just a little more pleasant. But that's just you. – Charlie White

Product Page [SendStation Systems]

Dealzmodo Supplemental: Buy a $24 iPod Car Charger, Get 50 Free iTunes Songs

Jason Chen — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 20:30:00 EDT

Whoa! The 20 free songs you got for buying a smartCharge from SendStation just got upped to 50 free iTunes songs. If you were going to buy 24 songs via iTunes already, why not get one of these and get 26 free songs, along with a free charger? Do you not like free stuff? – Jason Chen

SmartCharge [Sendstation]

Dealzmodo Supplemental: Buy a $24 iPod Car Charger, Get 20 Free iTunes Songs

Jason Chen — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 21:00:55 EDT

If you're looking to buy a car charger or PocketDock adapter for your iPod, grab one at SendStation for $24.95 ($22.95 for PocketDock Adapter) and get 20 free iTunes songs. If you were going to spend $20 on iTunes anyway, you're getting a pretty good deal on the charger. If you don't use iTunes, then this deal isn't really for you. – Jason Chen

Product Page [SendStation]

Press Release [SendStation]

Sendstation iPod PocketDock Combo

Jason Chen — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 22:09:58 EDT

More f-ing iPod news today. The iPod PocketDock combo is a device that attaches to the dock port of your iPod and in turn, features a standard USB 2.0 or Firewire port. You can now connect your iPod Video and iPod Nano to any computer with those ports.

That's it. Seriously. That's all it does. Think we're joking? Look at the picture. What, you don't trust us? We slave all day for you, and this is the thanks we get? We're going to our mothers. Don't bother calling.

PocketDock Combo [Sendstation via Gadget Spy]

SendStation Ear Buddy

Charlie White — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 08:12:50 EST

Here's a great idea whose time has come: a case for your ear buds and that spaghetti-bowl full of wires that go along with them. Just place your earphones in the middle of the SendStation Ear Buddy and wrap all that cable around the ABS plastic spool surrounding it, and you have a great way to store those things that seem to automatically get tangled up, no matter what you do. The tough exterior is hard enough for most of you to stomp on, able to survive 200 pounds of force. Get them in silver/orange or black for $14.95.

SendStation Ear Buddy [popgadget]

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Purchase SendStation Ear buddy [Amazon]